Polizei bayonet?

[1945]

Any one? Rare?

[Jeff Nichols]

Yes it is, looks like it is in nice shape! I've one just like it.

[1945]

Are they rare or more common to find? Any value vs ordinary k98 bayonet?

[AndyB]

Police SG84/98 in depot condition very nice, the prices are comparable or slightly higher as for WaA proofed bayonets, this is a production of late ACS Alex.Coppel Solingen 1939/40 the screws on grips were probably removed in time?

[1945]

The one screw in front of the grip, is some kind of loose, the other is tight.
I also have a Alcoso with a slightly different logo.

[396l35]

Nice looking Police bayonet. I would say they are not really that rare but more scarce. You will find 20 WaA marked ones before you run across one of these and that is why they bring a premium.

[Frogprince]

Certainly much scarcer than the Wehrmacht issued bayonets, some of the Police variants are probably edging into the relatively rare category. When I was just becoming interested in them "back in the day" I was surprised to find that some German Police collectors had apparently never seen or even handled one, although that was corrected to some extent by George Wheeler in his very good German bayonet book. As for the latest example from the type of finish I suspect that it's one of the so-called "Mid-War Commercial" (ie: Behörden) bayonets - later early period bayonets from Coppel normally having more of a 'high polish' finish, and a Police Eagle on the back edge (spine) of the bayonet. FP

[AndyB]

The second one AWS Alcoso is late war piece, most real post 1942 production, is not confirmed is a police delivery, as no police proofs present, but it could be possible, the attached frog is probably belgian ? i dont known exactly. b.r.Andy

[1945]

The frog on the latest version is a Belgian but reissued and converted to a NS organization bayonet hanger I have been told. This setup is known and found in Norway.

[AndyB]

This is possible, anyway the piece looks like minor used, should be seen outside of frog the scabbard, blade looks untouched from the pictures.

[jwh44]

Hello
Your ACS is very interesting because it has an inverted ACS logo. They are less common than the usual ACS logo you can read when you hold the bayonet in your hand as the AWS Alcoso schown in this post.
Regards
Alain

[396l35]

Hello
Your ACS is very interesting because it has an inverted ACS logo. They are less common than the usual ACS logo you can read when you hold the bayonet in your hand as the AWS Alcoso schown in this post.
Regards
Alain

I have seen them both ways and they are all getting scarce.

[Frogprince]

There is also an "AWS" (Coppel) German Police marked version which is probably near or at the end of the Behörden police marked series of bayonets. FP

[1945]

Thanks for the info regarding this theme. I have not seen many of those around. Interesting version this upside down logo, I did not know that.